Anthony's pov
When I dropped Lora Anne at her place, I went to the play house. As usual, Richmond was already there with his beauties by his side but Scott still had work and it was still early. I got changed into something more casual after I took a little shower as I felt sticky. I went to the garage and got my Harley Davidson road king bike. I took it out for a ride to get a little fresh air. I got calls from Mom but I ignored it for now. She didn't believe my girlfriend story and was still pressuring me about Chantel. I called my assistant, I wanted to make sure the pictures gets released before tomorrow and he assured me that it would because it was a really nosy paparazzi that got the scoop so he would definitely not fail us. I drove back to the playhouse after I had cleared my head. Scott had already arrived by the time I got back and he was back to his games. Richmond had also sent his girls away so it was just us three.
"Would anyone like me to fix you a drink?" Richmond asked.
"You've been drinking since I got here and you still want more" Scott replied without looking up at him with his focus still on his game.
"Not for me but you guys, besides I can still drink a whole bottle. You know I drink like a fish" he said smiling.
"Yea, until you're naked again screaming for your mama" I said laughing out loud.
"It was just one time. Can't you guys just live it down" he said embarrassed.
"Nope we cannot. I can't believe you actually did that" Scott said and we both started laughing when we recalled the memory.
"No problem. I won't be fixing any of my brilliant cocktails for any of you even if you beg me to death" Richmond said annoyed.
"We don't want your poison anyway" Scott replied him.
"You're just jealous, the ladies love it" he said proudly.
'' They don't just want to upset you because you bring the cash so they rather go with an upset stomach" I replied and Scott and I burst out laughing again. It was really fun to tease him. He was the youngest out of the three of us and when we ganged up against him, there was no way he was going to win.
"Whatever. But down to important business, are you really going ahead with your fake girlfriend thing? He asked seriously while Scott dropped his game and faced me without saying a word.
"I am. Things are going to start officially as from tomorrow" I replied but not looking at any of them.
"Don't you think you're going too far with this, I mean the girl you are paying to do this might just be bad news y'know" he said concerned.
"I have to go this far. I tried talking things out with Chantel like you suggested but she wouldn't listen, as long as I'm available she'd still have hope and I don't want her breaking her heart over and over again. You understand me right?" I said looking up at Richmond.
"But I don't think she will buy it. And your back story is so cliche". He said rolling his eyes.
"If she doesn't buy it, I'll have to make her by making it so real, besides a cliche story is more believable". I said proudly.
"Still, I feel really sorry for Chantel. Everyone knew she has had a crush on you since like forever. Scott why don't you try reasoning things with her, that way Anthony won't have to do all this" he said facing Scott.
"Don't involve me in your business" Scott said looking away and focusing back on his game.
"Don't get him involved" I quickly said. I noticed Scott didn't like to get involved in conversations concerning Chantel and I. I could understand though because if I were in his place, I would dislike it too.
"So what's she like" Richmond asked with a less serious tune.
"Who?" I asked confused.
"Your actress duhh. Who else would I be asking about" he said pissed.
"Why do you want to know".
"I want to know how she's like and everything. You are going to introduce her to us and we also need to pretend to be friendly with her on social media, so it's not bad I get to know more about her right?" He said smiling mischievously.
"She's a weirdo" I said plainly while I picked up my phone to play with it.
"Seriously. And why would you say that" he asked.
"Because the first time we met, she was stalking me" I replied.
"And you don't see anything wrong with that?" He shouted and Scott looked at us again before asking what the matter was.
"The girl our dear Anthony here is going to use to fool and break the hearts of millions of girls is non other than a stalker. Bravo Anthony, you are really one of a kind" he said applauding me.
"Look everyone makes mistakes. And it's easy to use her as I have leverage over her. She's afraid I'd expose her for being a stalker and she needs to preserve her image if she is to strive in the entertainment world. So it's a win win situation" I said nodding my head.
"Actually, it's more like a win for her because even if your plan fails, she gets the money and also a little bit of Fame" Scott said.
"It's not going to fail. Trust me" I said confidently. "Oh and Scott remember to stick to the script if Chantel comes to you. You have to back me up man" I said to him.
"Whatever" he replied before going back to his game.
I probably wasn't going to go home tonight. I'll just crash at the play house. After a while, I went upstairs and took a proper bath in my private room. Some of my things were already here in case I decided to spend the night. I crashed on my bed like a dead horse. I thought about what Richmond had said. If only Chantel would understand, then I wouldn't have to do all this. I fell asleep after a while but was soon woken up by the call from my assistant. I was informed that the pictures had been posted already and people were already reacting and sharing it. It was just 5am and people were so active already. I called Lora Anne twice but she didn't pick up. I was up already and needed to head to work. I took a bath and picked an outfit. I went downstairs and found Richmond had crashed here too but Scott had gone home. I asked the cook here to make me a quick breakfast which he did. I had it and hurried to the office for a 7am meeting. When I got to the company, I found most of the staffs looking at me and at their phones, it meant that they have already seen the news. I headed to the conference room. The meeting lasted less than an hour so I was done before 8. I headed to my office and saw I had a missed call from Richmond so I called him back. He just wanted to know if I was aware that my fake news had been posted. Of course I was aware, I have been keeping an eye on it. He talked about random things and hunged up. I looked at my schedule and found out it was full as I had shifted alot to make room for yesterday's dinner with Anne. Speaking of Anne, she suddenly called and I picked up immediately.
"Hello" I said.
"Oh hey" she responded.
"Did you just wake up, your voice sounds like you just got outta bed" I asked because she sounded sleepy.
"Oh no I've been up for a while. I saw your missed calls so I decided to call back" she said but I didn't buy it.
"You must not be a phone person because most people check their phones immediately they wake up except you are lying and just actually woke up". I said not wanting to let it slide, I noticed she went silent so I changed the topic immediately. ''Anyway, I just wanted to inform you that the pictures has been posted online. You don't have to respond for now. After a while I'll officially announce and you can do the same but for now we do not accept or deny the rumors. Do you understand?" I asked seriously.
"Yes I do" she replied immediately.
"Ok that's nice. Later tonight, I'll take you to meet my friends so you'll be acquainted, so dress nice". I reminded.
"Ok no problemo" she said excitedly for some reason.
"Hi Anthony!" Someone shouted through the phone.
"Oh hi!" I said trying to figure out who that was. It was probably Emily as she's the only friend of Anne I was aware of and she knew about everything as well.
"Aww he responded. When can I get to see you" she asked excitedly.
"Soon I guess. Well I have to go now and nice to meet you" I said calmly. "Anne remember to get ready on time and don't make me wait" I said before ending the call. She was late the last time so I had to remind her. I hope everything goes as planned.